Read: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7

Let us not love in word or
in tongue, but in deed and
in truth. -1 John 3:18

Have you ever heard of witnessing with a lamb chop?
W.H. Lax, a Methodist minister in London for 38 years,
did just that.

An old man was gravely ill, and Pastor Lax called on
him. The man had no time for ministers, and as soon as
he saw Lax’s clerical collar he turned away and refused
to speak.

Lax suspected that the man’s food supply had run low.
So when he left the house, the minister stopped at a
local butcher shop and had two lamb chops sent over. He
called again in a few days and the old fellow was a bit
friendlier. On his way home, Lax left another order
with the butcher. By his third visit there was a
noticeable change. The man was congenial and outgoing;
he even allowed the minister to witness to him.

While Lax was away on a preaching mission, the old man
died. Apparently he had put his trust in Christ, for
just before he died he said, “Tell the minister that
it’s all right now. I’m going to God. But be sure to
tell him it wasn’t his talking that changed me. It was
those lamb chops!”

Meeting someone’s need can provide a great opportunity
to share the gospel. It can melt the most hardened
heart and open doors that have been locked for a
lifetime. Do you know someone who needs a “lamb chop”
today?
-Haddon W. Robinson

Putting It Into Practice
Are there people in your neighborhood or workplace
who are resisting the gospel? How can you show your
love and concern by meeting their needs?

SOMETIMES THE BEST WITNESS IS KINDNESS.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1998 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.